Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Redman, Herbert E., 1896-1979. Alterations & Additions Christ Evangelical Church architectural drawings, c. 1929. 1 roll (10 sheets).
Call No.
Mss. AR R
Content
Alterations and additions by architect Herbert E. Redman for the Christ Evangelical Church, at 1228 E. Breckinridge St. in Louisville, Kentucky. Drawings (undated), include floor plans, elevations, and truss details and cross section. The Christ Evangelical Church, also known as the German Evangelical Church of Christ Complex or United Church of Christ Complex, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The church was listed under Criterion A for significance of "ethnic and social history" from 1902 to 1929. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, the earliest section of the building was constructed in 1902 for the German Evangelical congregation, and an associated rectory was completed in 1903. Between 1929 and 1930, a gymnasium addition was added to the building, designed by Redman, along with other modifications to the original building. Thus, this series of drawings likely date to c. 1929, as they illustrate the proposed gymnasium addition.